The American Studies Anthology

Author : Richard P. Horwitz
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0842028293

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The American Studies Anthology by Richard P. Horwitz Pdf

A rich and rewarding subject of popular imagination, the United States is compellingly portrayed in this first anthology designed specifically for American studies courses. Offering an indispensable introduction to the long and varied history of generalizing about America, leading scholar Richard Horwitz has compiled the definitive anthology for American studies and American culture courses. Brimming with imaginative selections, the reader contains essays, plays, songs, comedy, legal documents, speeches, and poems by a rich array of authors-both domestic and international-whose writings echo recurring American themes. Collectively, the anthology identifies the ways in which scholars and popularizers have attempted to characterize America. Horwitz's insightful introduction summarizes key themes in the study of American culture as he traces the history of the field as well as current controversies. He avoids heavy jargon yet presents a nuanced view of the foundational works in American studies. Preceding the readings with concise, informative introductions, Horwitz seamlessly guides the reader through this distinctive collection.

Author : Janice A. Radway,Kevin Gaines,Barry Shank,Penny Von Eschen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 639 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781405113519

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American Studies by Janice A. Radway,Kevin Gaines,Barry Shank,Penny Von Eschen Pdf

American Studies is a vigorous, bold account of the changes in the field of American Studies over the last thirty-five years. Through this set of carefully selected key essays by an editorial board of expert scholars, the book demonstrates how changes in the field have produced new genealogies that tell different histories of both America and the study of America. Charts the evolution of American Studies from the end of World War II to the present day by showcasing the best scholarship in this field An introductory essay by the distinguished editorial board highlights developments in the field and places each essay in its historical and theoretical context Explores topics such as American politics, history, culture, race, gender and working life Shows how changing perspectives have enabled older concepts to emerge in a different context

Author : Seymour Menton
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0520046412

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The Spanish American Short Story by Seymour Menton Pdf

Author : Matthew Pustz
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-23
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781441172624

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Comic Books and American Cultural History by Matthew Pustz Pdf

A highly original collection of essays, demonstrating how comic books can be used as primary sources in the teaching and understanding of American history.

Author : Bill Lyne,Vernon Damani Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 0130420166

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Walkin' the Talk by Bill Lyne,Vernon Damani Johnson Pdf

With a wide selection of literary, political, historical, and critical texts from the eighteenth century to the present, WALKIN' THE TALK provides a deep and multifaceted view of African American life and culture. Both the familiar and the sometimes neglected authors collected in this anthology create the richest possible context for the study of the experience of Africans in America. An ideal book for courses in African American Literature, History, Ethics of Race, and Black Studies. PICK A PENGUIN! We are delighted to offer select Penguin Putnam titles at a substantial discount to your students when you request a special package of one or more Penguin titles with any Prentice Hall Literature text. Contact your Prentice Hall sales representative for special ordering instructions. For more information about this and other English titles, check out our online catalog at "www.prenhall.com/english"

Author : Thomas J. Schlereth
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0761991603

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Material Culture Studies in America by Thomas J. Schlereth Pdf

The country's leading authority on use of artifactual evidence in historical research collects twenty-five classic essays and gives his overview of the field of material culture.

Author : Jessica R. Johnston
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0842028595

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The American Body in Context by Jessica R. Johnston Pdf

From Marilyn Monroe to the Spice Girls, from Grover Cleveland to President Clinton, to one's naked form reflected in the mirror each morning, Americans are taught to read bodies as symbols displaying and revealing hidden truths about the individual and his or her behaviours. Any discussion of the body becomes complex and muddled as one tries to analyze how and why certain body types are attributed certain meanings.

Author : Anders Breidlid,Fredrik Chr. Brøgger,Oyvind T. Gulliksen,Torbjorn Sirevag
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134235933

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American Culture by Anders Breidlid,Fredrik Chr. Brøgger,Oyvind T. Gulliksen,Torbjorn Sirevag Pdf

This second edition of American Culture includes contemporary events and provides an introduction to American civilization. Extracts are taken from diverse sources such as political addresses, articles, interviews, oral histories and advertisements. Edited by academics who are highly experienced in the study and teaching of American Studies across a wide range of institutions, this book provides: texts that introduce aspects of American society in a historical perspective primary sources and images that can be used as the basis for illustration, analysis and discussion linking text which stresses themes rather than offering a simple chronological survey. American Culture brings together primary texts from 1600 to the present day to present a comprehensive overview of, and introduction to, American culture.

Author : Oliver Scheiding,Martin Seidl
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-22
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780804792592

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Worlding America by Oliver Scheiding,Martin Seidl Pdf

Worlding America explores the circulation of short narratives in the early Americas through a combination of neglected primary materials and scholarly commentary. Building on recent reconsiderations of American literature in light of transnational and hemispheric approaches, it follows the migration of stories from various backgrounds and demonstrates how forms and themes developed in a new literary market that spanned the Atlantic world. While short narratives prior to 1800 have been largely excluded from critical discussions as well as anthologies, they give insight into the conditions of publishing and writing as well as the demand for brief, entertaining pieces that was met by a wide variety of sources, including sermons, letters, diaries, travelogues, and, eventually, magazines and newspapers. Breaking with traditional concepts of period, authorship, and genre, Worlding America groups the different types of narratives it anthologizes according to key subject areas such as "Life Writing," "Female Agency," or the "Cultures of Print." Each section is introduced by a headnote that explains relevant historical and literary developments, situating each narrative in its cultural context and providing its publication history. Suggestions for further reading will also be appreciated by scholars and students wishing to pursue research in these underrepresented forms.

Author : Peter I. Rose,Khary Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 159451142X

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The New Black Renaissance by Peter I. Rose,Khary Jones Pdf

Argues for a more radical and critical approach to Black Studies.

Author : Jean Yu-wen Shen Wu,Min Song
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0813527260

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Asian American Studies by Jean Yu-wen Shen Wu,Min Song Pdf

This anthology is the perfect introduction to Asian American studies, as it both defines the field across disciplines and illuminates the centrality of the experience of Americans of South Asian, East Asian, Southeast Asian, and Filipino ancestry to the study of American culture, history, politics, and society. The reader is organized into two parts: "The Documented Past" and "Social Issues and Literature." Within these broad divisions, the subjects covered include Chinatown stories, nativist reactions, exclusionism, citizenship, immigration, community growth, Asia American ethnicities, racial discourse and the Civil Rights movement, transnationalism, gender, refugees, anti-Asian American violence, legal battles, class polarization, and many more. Among the contributors are such noted scholars as Gary Okihiro, Michael Omi, Yen Le Espiritu, Lisa Lowe, and Ronald Takaki; writers such as Sui Sin Far, Bienvenido Santos, Sigrid Nunez, and R. Zamora Linmark, as well as younger, emerging scholars in the field.

Author : Philip J. Deloria,Alexander I. Olson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520296794

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American Studies by Philip J. Deloria,Alexander I. Olson Pdf

American Studies has long been a home for adventurous students seeking to understand the culture and politics of the United States. Despite being taught in universities around the world, American Studies has resisted developing a coherent methodology for fear of losing the flexibility and freedom to imagine new avenues of thought. But what if these fears are misplaced? Through a fresh look at the origins of the field, this book contends that a shared set of “rules” can offer a springboard to creativity. American Studies: A User’s Guide offers readers a critical introduction to the history and methods of the field, useful strategies for interpretation, curation, analysis, and theory, and case studies of American Studies in practice.

Author : Jean Yu-Wen Shen Wu,Thomas Chen
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0813549337

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Asian American Studies Now by Jean Yu-Wen Shen Wu,Thomas Chen Pdf

Asian American Studies Now truly represents the enormous changes occurring in Asian American communities and the world, changes that require a reconsideration of how the interdisciplinary field of Asian American studies is defined and taught. This comprehensive anthology, arranged in four parts and featuring a stellar group of contributors, summarizes and defines the current shape of this rapidly changing field, addressing topics such as transnationalism, U.S. imperialism, multiracial identity, racism, immigration, citizenship, social justice, and pedagogy. Jean Yu-wen Shen Wu and Thomas C. Chen have selected essays for the significance of their contribution to the field and their clarity, brevity, and accessibility to readers with little to no prior knowledge of Asian American studies. Featuring both reprints of seminal articles and groundbreaking texts, as well as bold new scholarship, Asian American Studies Now addresses the new circumstances, new communities, and new concerns that are reconstituting Asian America.

Author : Frank Chin,Lawson Fusao Inada,Shawn Wong
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1974-07-01
Category : American literature
ISBN : 0882580515

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Aiiieeeee! by Frank Chin,Lawson Fusao Inada,Shawn Wong Pdf

Author : Floyd Windom Hayes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0939693399

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A Turbulent Voyage by Floyd Windom Hayes Pdf